Mother's day Project

          As promised, another post! Since today is Mother's day, I thought I'd post about the project I did for my aunt, who has raised me since I was just a wee lad. First I'm going to post the end results, then I'll break down what I did.

              This project was extremely inexpensive but was satisfying to do, and gave my aunt a big smile! I got the jar from my neighbor, I noticed he was about to throw it away, and asked if I could have it. The plant was actually free, a local person had grown too many and was giving away some for free.

Steps
1. Washed out jar
2. Poured some aquarium gravel over the bottom of the jar
3. Sprinkled some charcoal over the gravel
4. Made a soil mix from compost from my compost pile and sand-like soil from a mole hill.
5. Planted the Succulent (Hen and Chicks, or Echeveria)
6. Put some soil over the top, followed by more gravel for aesthetics.
7. Tied some ribbon around the jar in a bow.
8. Made my aunt's day!


           Well there you have it. An awesome gift, that is also nice to the wallet! Please do something kind for your mother on this day, they (probably) deserve it.

           Thanks for reading, please be sure to share this with a friend, it would mean a lot to me. I come up with at least one post a week, though I think I may amp that up soon. Happy Mother's day!